Canonical's update service for the Ubuntu operating system had more downtime than Apple's or Microsoft's services.
(Credit: Pingdom)

A company that measures Internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services.

Microsoft's Windows Update was available 100 percent of the second quarter of 2008, Pingdom said in a blog posting Friday. Apple's service was down 2 hours and 34 minutes, with 99.9 percent uptime, and Canonical's Ubuntu version of Linux was down 1 day, 5 hours, and 45 minutes, for 98.64 percent uptime.

"Microsoft wins this one hands down," Pingdom said. It noted that Ubuntu's service also is available through mirror sites, however.

The company tested the three services every five minutes

wow thats good news haha. not for apple though lol

Haha yeah, Apple just really annoy's me. What annoyed me was their iPod video because they tried to but so much into a little thing they kept on breaking. I am on my 5th iPod video now = /

Linux is great os,actualy Ubuntu have most secure patch on time
i'm use mandriva os

I guess that's not too surprising...with so many malware and stuff aimed at Windows, MS needs to be able to update constantly.

if thats the only thing MS can do... congratulations! xD

I am quite sure, microsoft paid some money to get this rating. I am not sure about Obuntu but mac is the best.........

Let me get this straight you bumped a year old thread, statistics may no longer be correct let alone accurate for 2009! Be advised times have changed...

Mac too easy. Popular YET still freaking expensive.
Win has just too many enemies, globally speaking...
Linux. Old mans tool, Unbuntu or Unbutu...tries to hard, no one wants to waste another 5 or 10+ years to master 1000+ or more command lines.